Total Population in Howard County, MD
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
336,328
Rank #218/3,222 · #6 in MD
93th
Howard 336,328
MD 6,206,011 -94.6%
US 330M
Total Population Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Population Change
National Distribution
How Howard County's total population of 336,328 compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 33 to 9,808,667.
Distribution of Total Population Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Howard County for total population.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #215 | Spartanburg County, SC | 347,852 |
| #216 | Rockland County, NY | 341,883 |
| #217 | Cumberland County, NC | 338,545 |
| #218 | Howard County, MD | 336,328 |
| #219 | San Juan Municipio, PR | 336,160 |
| #220 | Henrico County, VA | 335,744 |
| #221 | Durham County, NC | 332,353 |
About Total Population
Howard County, Maryland has a total population of 336,328, ranking #218 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 99.9% below the national value of 330M. Within Maryland, it ranks #6 of 24. This places it in the 93th percentile nationally.
Total population count from the American Community Survey. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.